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City of Bartlesville
Posted: Aug 19, 2024 6:37 PMUpdated: Aug 19, 2024 6:44 PM
Bartlesville City Council Approves Grant Applications
Nathan Thompson
The Bartlesville City Council approved two grant proposals Monday during a special meeting.
One grant would provide $120,000 worth of funding over two years for mental health services for homeless persons along the Pathfinder Parkway.
Police Chief Kevin Ickleberry explains the grant opportunity.
Bartlesville Police Chief Kevin Ickleberry explains the program that will
be funded through the Opioid Abatement Project grant during Monday's
Bartlesville City Council meeting. Photo by Nathan Thompson
The Opioid Abatement Project grant from the state of Oklahoma will fund two certified professionals with Grand Mental Health to accompany officers on the Crisis Intervention Response Team, who patrol the Pathfinder daily.
Ickleberry says the CIRT team averages 150 encounters with homeless persons per month. Many of those persons have mental health, addiction and overdose problems. The addition of the mental health professionals to the team will provide immediate assistance and treatment options.
The other grant is for disaster recovery assistance to the city through the state of Oklahoma following April's severe weather and the tornado damage in early May.
Grant Coordinator Lisa Beeman says the grant allows the city to recuperate some of the expenses for manpower and expenses incurred during clean up.
The Police, Fire and Public Works Departments are currently completing the damage inventories, which will detail the actual costs of eligible expenditures incurred by the city.
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